CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Predecessor	SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit and Distributions	Total Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Preferred Stock Predecessor	Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Preferred Stock SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Common Stock Predecessor	Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Common Stock SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP	Total Unaffiliated Limited Partners' Equity Common Stock Predecessor	Total Unaffiliated Limited Partners' Equity Common Stock SUMMIT HOTEL OP, LP
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 319,448,695	$ 319,448,695								$ 47,875,094		$ 230,299,866		$ 41,273,735
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	319,448,695			20,000	272,780	288,902,331		(11,020,151)	278,174,960	41,273,735
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011				2,000,000	27,278,000
Registration and offering costs			(348,608)											(348,608)
Registration and offering costs	(348,608)					(348,608)			(348,608)
Common stock redemption of common units (in shares)					3,270,062
Common stock redemption of common units					32,701	(9,061,055)			(9,028,354)	9,028,354				(9,028,354)		9,028,354
Distributions	(10,734,942)		(10,734,942)					(8,830,324)	(8,830,324)	(1,904,618)		(2,312,500)		(6,517,824)		(1,904,618)
Stock awards (in shares)					208,027
Stock awards					2,080	(2,080)
Equity-based compensation			514,569											421,064		93,505
Equity-based compensation	514,569					421,064			421,064	93,505
Comprehensive income (loss)	(279,829)		(279,829)				(228,980)		(228,980)	(50,849)				(228,980)		(50,849)
Net income (loss)	(3,161,601)		(3,161,601)					(1,816,331)	(1,816,331)	(1,345,270)		2,312,500		(4,128,831)		(1,345,270)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2012			305,438,284									47,875,094		210,468,333		47,094,857
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	305,438,284			20,000	307,561	279,911,652	(228,980)	(21,666,806)	258,343,427	47,094,857
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2012				2,000,000	30,756,089
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2012
Comprehensive income (loss)	(279,829)		(279,829)
Net income (loss)	(356,791)		(356,791)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2012			305,438,284
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 305,438,284			$ 20,000
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2012				2,000,000